Lior Kasa
Israeli footballer
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Lior Kasa[1] (Hebrew: ליאור קאסה; born 27 September 2005) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Petah Tikva, on loan from Maccabi Haifa, and the Israel national under-21 team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lior Kasa | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Jerusalem, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | Hapoel Katamon | ||
| 2020–2024 | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | Maccabi Haifa | 8 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Genoa (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Israel U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Israel U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Israel U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Israel U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2025 | |||
Early life
Kasa was born in Jerusalem, Israel, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family.
Club career
Kasa made his senior debut for Hapoel Jerusalem on 7 May 2023, as a substitute in the 66th minute in an Israeli Premier League away match against Maccabi Netanya, that ended in a 1–4 loss.[2]
On 23 January 2024 he signed for 4.5 years at Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa.[3] Few hours later made his debut in the Toto Cup final (of Ligat HaAl) against Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4]
On 25 August 2024 he was loaned for Italian Serie A club Genoa, for a season with option for purchase.[5]
8 September 2026 he was loaned to Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Petah Tikva for a season.[6]
International career
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | State Cup | Toto Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Genoa | 2024–25 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
See also
External links
- Lior Kasa – Israel Football Association league player details (archive)
- Lior Kasa at Soccerway
